Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by December 23, 2018. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

"Virus" is often synonymous with infectious disease. And while viruses can teach us about disease, viruses are also excellent instructors of self-assembly and cell biology. Viruses are paradigms to study the principles and mechanisms of macromolecular assembly, genome packaging and release, allosteric regulation, and membrane dynamics. What we learn about these fundamental processes from viruses allows us to design and engineer virus-based platforms (i.e. nanotechnology) with environmental and medicinal applications.

The goal of the 2019 Physical Virology GRC is to provide a forum for basic scientists and engineers from broad range of disciplines to discuss their research that emphasizes the physical manifestations found in virology. The conference is one of the few where material scientists, physicists, biochemists, biologists, mathematicians, and chemists are brought together to foster communication and collaboration. To emphasize the overlap between disciplines, sessions are arranged by physical principles, and include speakers with different areas of scientific expertise.

In addition to the GRC, a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) is organized by graduate students for graduate students and post-docs. The GRS is held in conjunction with the GRC and incorporates the goals and diverse scientific background of the parental GRC. We strongly encourage students and postdocs to register for the Physical Virology GRS.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Physical Virology (GRS)" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

"Impact of RNA on the Assembly Dynamics of Icosahedral and Tubular Viruses"

11:10 am - 11:20 am

Discussion

11:20 am - 11:45 am

Reidun Twarock (University of York, United Kingdom)

"A Code Hidden Within a Code: Deciphering RNA-Encoded Assembly Instructions in Viral Genomes for Applications in Bionanotechnology and Anti-Viral Therapy"

11:45 am - 11:55 am

Discussion

11:55 am - 12:20 pm

Willem Kegel (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands)

"Virus-Like Structures and Encapsulation in Simple Colloids"

12:20 pm - 12:30 pm

Discussion

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Free Time

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Power HourThe GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.

"Unraveling the Interplay Between Mechanics, Structure and Function of Protein Shells"

8:00 pm - 8:10 pm

Discussion

8:10 pm - 8:20 pm

Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts

8:20 pm - 8:25 pm

Discussion

8:25 pm - 8:35 pm

Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts

8:35 pm - 8:40 pm

Discussion

8:40 pm - 8:50 pm

Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts

8:50 pm - 8:55 pm

Discussion

8:55 pm - 9:20 pm

Bogdan Dragnea (Indiana University, USA)

"On the Intermittency of Deformation and the Elastic Limit of an Icosahedral Virus Under Compression"

9:20 pm - 9:30 pm

Discussion

Friday

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast

9:00 am

Departure

Contributors

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13AI143196. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Poster Information

Diversity Funding

Financial assistance is available for qualified applicants through the GRC Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship Program. This program provides a grant to underrepresented minority graduate students, postdocs, faculty and scientists to help fund their attendance at their first GRC meeting. Learn more.